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THOMPSON SOAKS GRABBERS
OF SCHOOL LAND LEASES
Mayor Thompson gave out a warm
statement on the school and city
council situation at noon today, but
refused to answer questions of re
porters. The quote from the mayor
was typewritten and prepared in ad
vance. It reads:
"What motives inspired certain of
the aldermen yesterday to commit
riot and assault and protect the
thieves who have been looting the
sehool funds of this city for years?
"Who are the beneficiaries of
school leases without revaluation
clauses that telephoned to certain
aldermen yesterday to vote to recon
sider confirmation of the school
board members contrary to law?
"Who is it that is afraid because
the new school board started three
independent investigations at its ini
tial meeting, to look into finances,
purchases, insurance, leases, text
books and consideration of the cases
of discharged teachers?
"Why all this turmoil? No mem
ber of the present board, with the ex
ception of Loeb, can be charged with
pilfering funds that rightfully should
be spent for the benefit of the school
children.
"Do the records of the school
board tell tales that the old school
regime do not dare to permit to be
made public?
"The idle talk of impeachnient of
the mayor and ousting of the new
school board members is a deception
practiced to divert attention from the
real issues, and I want to call the at
tention of the fathers and mothers, of
Chicago to the leaders of this move
ment The head legal advisor and
organizer of the booze interests, Levy
Mayer, and his errand boy, Maclay
Hoyne, have finally come out in the
open.
"The school board will be sus
tained by the executive authorities of
the city in the exercise of their func
tions and adeauate iwjice details will
be provided to protect school prop
erty from threatened depredations
and secure the vaults against pos
sible looting."
RED CROSS SUBSCRIPTION FAR
AHEAD OF GOAL
Washington, June 23. Over-subscription
of the Red Cross $100,000,
000 war fund may rival comparative
ly the big over-subscription of the
Liberty loan.
With three days to go the "war
chest" boasted nearly $80,000,d00 to
day and some of the heaviest con
tributions are yet to come.
Church collections throughout the
nation tomorrow will swell the fund
which is to be used to soothe the
wounds of America's soldiers in
France. A supreme effort is to be
made Monday Pershing day.
The latest grand total at Red Cross
headquarters is $77,529,400. '
New York city, with $40,000,000 as
its goal, has already reported nearly
$33,00),000.
The north central division, which,
retains its lead by districts, has re
ported $20,000,000 of its $26,000,000
allotment.
Several states have already ex
ceeded their quotas. Ohio is more
than $1,000,000 above its original
goal of $6,000,000. Michigan re
ported $2,261,253, and its allotment
was $2,500,000. Delaware has more
than trebled its original $250,000,
and Utah is now $76,000 over its
$200,000 allotment Illinois has
passed the half-way point in its cam
paign. ,
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SMITH TO HOI,D UP SCHOOL!
MONEY; WILL PAY TEACHERS
City Treasurer Clayton Smith to
day announced that he would not pay
any school board contracts except
teachers' salaries upon which both,
warring factions have agreed.
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Mrs. Ogden Armour wrote article
on war economy for Ladies' Horn
Journal,